Furniture



Jan. 2, 1934. -w. R. McvGowEN FURNITURE Filed May 27, 1932 A raten@ Jan. 2, 1934 l d' 1,942,301

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FURNITURE wuuam n. Meeuwen, rittabmh, ra.,'in1'nor to The McKay Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.,- a corporation of Pennsylvania Application May 27, 193s. serial No. 613,840 1 Y s claims. (cl. 155-116) My invention relates to furniture, and more relation in a manner similar tothat in which' the particularly to chairs, settees, and the like. upper ends of the side bars 8. are connected. The

One object of my invention is to provide an lower portions of the legs 13 have rearwardlyimproved article of the easy chair type that is extending portions -17 that are secured tothe possessed of great resiliency, and the seat and rear ends of the legs 12 by bolts or rivets 18. The

back whereof can readily be given various de-` extension 17 serves'as a tie or brace to increase grees of inclination. the stability of the structure, since the legsj12 Another object of my invention is to provide and 13, as well as the side bars 8 are preferably,v a structure readily yieldable throughout its prinof spring steel or the like. The extensions 17 are cipal parts, to render it comfortable and restful bowed upwardly intermediate their ends so that e5 to users; which will permit of a rocking motion the chair may rest more smoothly on uneven bythe user without the necessity of providing surfaces. rockers, and wherein the back will yield readily to A strip 20 'of canvas, leather. or. other suitable automatically provide the degree of inclination flexible material, is folded or wrapped at its ends 15 desired by the owner. around the bars 14 and 11, the extremities being 7o Still another object of my invention is to prostitched or otherwise fastened to thebody of the vide a seating structure of generally simplified material as indicated at 21 and 22. Seat and and improved form., b ack cushions 23 and 24, respectively, are plain-2d` Various forms embodying my invention are against the strip,20, as shown in Fig. 1.

20 shown in the accompanying drawing wherein The cushion 23 has a stiil'ened board or under- 715 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a chair; Fig. frame 25 to which are secured a pair of notched 2 is an inverted plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a bars 26 that engage the cross bar 14. The cansectional view, on an'enlarged scale, of a portion vas 20 at its front end is cut away where it passes of the structure of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view similar around the bar 14, so as not to interfere with the 25 to that of Fig. l, but showing a modification notched bars 26.

thereof; Fig. 5 is a plan view ed the structure The bars 26 permit of adjusting the seat cushion of Fig. 4, with the cushions removed, and Fig. 6 23 forwardly and rearwardly. 'I'hereby the anis an enlarged view taken on the line VI--VI of gularity of the seat cushion 23 with respect to Fig. 5. v the back cushion 24, and with respect to the Various features of the structures shown in frame of the chair may conveniently be varied 35.

the drawing and described herein are described to suit the user. When the seat is adjusted forand claimed in my copending application No. wardly. the angle between it and the back cushion 575,761, led Nov. 18, 1931. The present case 24 will be greater, while if the seat is set back as has embodied therein certain features not shown far as it willgo, the back cushioncan be caused in the said application. to occupy nearly a vertical position. Again, the 90 Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3, I show a chair adjustment of the seat cushion 23 has the effect having a frame that comprises a pair of side bars of changing the distribution of weight of a user 8 that are curled at their upper ends to form upon the chair. Thus, if the seat is brought foreyes, and are connected by a tie bar 9 whose-ends wardly. the users Weight Will be yimlsed 0n the have threaded engagement with cap nuts l0 that bar 14 to a greater extent than if the seat is posi- 95 bear against the outer edges of the bars 8, the tioned farther back. With the seat further back, nuts 10' having reduced portions extending into greater weight is imposed upon the upper exthe ends of a tubular cross bar 11 that surrounds tremities of the side bars 8, and the bars will the tie rod 9, the cross bar being provided with therefore be flexed to a greater extent by the beads 11a near its ends, against'which the eyes weight of the person sitting inthe chair. 100

of the side bars 8 are clamped by the heads of Referring DOW t0 Figs'. 4, 5 and 6. 1 show a the nuts 10, as shown more clearly in my said frame which may be of approximately the form application. shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and having an upper At their lower forward ends, the side bars 8 are cross bar 30 and a lower cross bar 31. vThe seatconnected to rear legs 12 and front legs 13, the cushion frame, composed of relatively stiff bars 105 forward ends of the legs 12 `being extended and 32, is secured tothe cross bar 31 by bending the curled to form eyes that support a cross bar 14 ends of the bars 32 around the cross bar, pieces within which a tie rod 15 is contained. Headed of fabric being interposed ybetween the members nuts 16 have threaded engagement with the ends 31 and 32, if it is desired to avoid danger of of the tie bars and hold the parts in assembled squeaking through rubbing of the metal .mem- 11o bers together. The bars 32 may be either of spring metal, or inflexible.

'Ihe rear ends of the bars 32 are upturned and fastened to a. cross bar 33. Back strips 34 of metal or other suitable flexible 'material are secured at their lower ends to the cross bar 33, and have their upper ends bent around the cross bar 30, and riveted or bolted to the bodies of thestrips. Canvas strips or patches 35 may be interposed between the loops of the straps 34 and the bar 30. A seat cushion 36 and a back cushion 37 are placed on the bars 32, and straps 34, respectively. When only two bars 32 are employed,

the cushion 36 will have to be provided with a' stiiening board to prevent it belngforced between the bars. With a greater number of bars, the cushion need not be stiifened.

In the structure of Fig. 4 also, adjustment may vbe secured by drawing the cushion 36 outwardly the legs, a cross bar connecting the rear ends of the side bars, a flexible strip connected atits ends to the said cross bars, a seat cushion disposed on the forward portion of the said strip, and a forwardly and rearwardly adjustable connection between the cushion and the front cross bar.

2. Chair structure comprising leg members, a cross bar disposed near the front of the structure and connecting the legs at one side with the legs at the other side, side bars of spring material extending backwardly and upwardly, means connecting the forward portions of the side bars to the legs, a cross bar connecting the rear ends of the side bars, a flexible strip connected at its ends to the said cross bars, a seat cushion disposed on the forward portion of the said strip, and a forwardly and rearwardly adjustable connection between the cushion and the front cross bar, the forward portions of the side bars being located in a plane above the said cushion'and serving as armrests.

3. Chair structure comprising leg members, a

cross bar disposed near the front of the structure and connecting the legs at one side with the legs at the other side, side bars of springy material extending backwardly Yand upwardly, meansconnecting the forward portions of the side bars to the legs, a cross bar connecting the rear ends of the. side bars, a flexible strip connected at its rear end tothe last-named cross bar, means for connecting the other end of the strip to the other cross bar, a seat cushion supported atv its rear edge by said stripand at its forward edge bythe front cross bar, and a forwardly and rearwardly adjustablefconnection between the seat andthe front crossbar. l

4. Chairfstructare comprising leg members at each side, side bars oi' spring material connected at their front ends to the leg members and extending rearwardly and upwardly, a seat cushion disposed below the side bars, ilexible means for supporting the rear edge of the cushion fromthe rear ends of the side bars and leg members, and

' a yforwardly and rearwardly adjustable connection between the front part of the cushion and ,the leg members.

5. Chair structure comprising leg members at each side, side bars of spring material connected at their front ends to the leg members and extending rearwardly and upwardly, a'seat cushion disposed below the side bars, flexible means for supporting the rear edge of the cushion from the rear ends of the side bars, and a forwardly and rearwardly adjustable connection between the front part of the cushion andthe leg members, the leg members being disposed beneath the side bars and extending to points above the upper plane of the cushion.

' 6. Chair structure comprising leg members, a cross bar disposed near the front of the structure and connecting the legs at one side with the legs at the other side, side bars of spring material extending backwardly and upwardly, means connecting the forward portions oi' the side liars to the legs, a cross bar connecting the rear ends of the side bars, a exible strip connected at its ends to the said cross bars, and a seat cushion disposed on the forward portion of the said strip and movable forwardly and rearwardly with respect to the front cross bar.

WILLIAM R. MCGOWEN. 

